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As far as Blu-Rays being replaced, if everyone had super high speed internet than maybe this would be the case. In my town we have 2 choices (mediacom and Qwest). I wouldn't consider either one fast enough to stream HD video. I also hear very little about high speed internet(real high speed) becoming common in the U.S.
I can stream movies from my PC to my PS3 but these are not anything close to being HD.
[QUOTE=isuaggie;1387071 If I had the $ to switch to blu-ray a few years ago (and a HDTV) I would have but at this point the cost of doing so compared to waiting still wins for me.[/QUOTE]
I used to hear the same thing from my mom who just got rid of her VCR last year and bought a DVD player.
The question is how long do you wait? What if in 2 years blu-ray is still the only format? Do you buy then? What if something comes along in 2 years that is the replacement for blu-ray but costs $800 for a player? Do you then wait until the next great thing comes along?
Your right though, if you don't even have a HD tv then you'd be wasting your money on a blu-ray player.
i've got a PS3 and love to play bluray on my 52", but i only own 6 blurays i think. the 5 that came with the ps3 and one i asked for christmas last year. i don't want to pay $25+ for a movie.
the DVD upscaling on the ps3 is really good as well.
besides, i don't know the last time i went out and bought a movie anyway. torrent rocks and its so easy to download a movie, throw it on my jump drive, then play it on the ps3. and most the time the video is damn near dvd quality.
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Originally Posted by Cydkar
It may be a longer than you think. Bandwidth is still a major issue in the US. HD is big for folks and streaming just isnt there yet. Itll get there though, streaming is very much the future.
Definitely this. Broadband speeds in the US are terrible on average, going to need to be some big time improvements in speed and the costs to get those speeds before we see downloads or streaming taking over the marketplace.Quote:
Originally Posted by bostinelosd
Hopefully we start to see that fixed, at least on the user end, fairly soon. Many of the cable operators (including mediacom) will start rolling out docsis3 services that on the top end would offer 100mbit.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3TrueFans
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Originally Posted by alarson83
Well in Sioux City, CableOne is offered pretty much everywhere at 3mb. Qwest and the like offer DSL in certain parts. CableOne rarely make improvements if ever, so already we are behind. Qwest told me they couldnt offer me DSL in my neighborhood because I was too far away...so I called Fibercomm. Fibercomm came out and tested the line and got me DSL. Funny thing is that FC had to have qwest come out and make the addition, so in reality Qwest lost me as a customer because they didnt bother to come out and test the line when I originally called them. Its this kind of crap that limites growth and I bet many cities go through the same damn thing. Providers are an absolute mess.
The prices for the current speeds are already outrageous though, even if we get faster speeds if they're too expensive it still won't matter for most people. $60/month for 8mb service is ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by alarson83
So has anybody had any luck with blue-ray players other than ps3?
I have a Samsung that I got cheap after Christmas last year, it does everything I need it to. I don't use it often because I don't have time to watch a lot of movies, but I like it fine.
Blu-ray was invented by Sony&Pioneer. Look no further than the company that brought it to market...Sony. (FYI: I don't own one but it just makes sence to me)Quote:
Originally Posted by wheels686
PS. It's Blu-Ray. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine for some reason.Quote:
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Originally Posted by wheels686
I have a Sony...and it is awesome.
We have this model (bought it last year at this time for $200)...works great. It's discontinued now, but you can find it on other reseller sites I think.
BDP-S350 | Blu-ray Disc™ Player | Sony | Sony Style USA
The new version of that player is...
BDP-S360 | Blu-ray™ Disc Player | Sony | Sony Style USA
However, for an extra $50...you get network ability to steam from sources like Netflix...
BDP-N460 | Network Blu-ray Disc™ Player | Sony | Sony Style USA
This was my logic. I bought the Sony N460. Good picture but don't know that I can see much of a difference between my old upscaling DVD player and the Blu-Ray player on my 46" Sony LCD. On the N460 upscaled DVD's look pretty much the same as the Blu-Rays.Quote:
Blu-ray was invented by Sony&Pioneer. Look no further than the company that brought it to market...Sony. (FYI: I don't own one but it just makes sence to me)
There are some good opportunities to upgrade movies. For instance last week I bought both Gladiator and Braveheart for $10 and since I had the DVD I will get a $10 rebate making each free. Get a $1 when I resell the old DVD's and they are paying me to switch my movie collection.